Castletown workhouse Board of Guardians (BG59)

Castletown Board of Guardians

IE CCCA/BG/59

21 Aug 1919 Resolution asking that the intended steam-rolling of the road between Castletownbere and Glengarriff ‘ be carried out free of expenses to this district’. 13 Nov 1919 Resolution of farewell on the resignation of Canon McDonnell, chaplain to the workhouse, on behalf of the board and Castletown Rural District Council, making particular reference to the building of the Sacred Heart Church and his efforts to free tenants ‘from the yoke of Landlordism’. Order, in response to LGB letter, that the LGB consider appointing maternity nurses to reside in Adrigole, Bere Island, Eyeries, and Allihies. 27 Nov 1919 – 7 Sep 1921 [Minutes bound in reverse chronological order, contrary to the usual practice]

88.

Includes:

9 Feb 1921 Master’s report stating that the fever hospital was closed on 2 February and the staff dispensed with.

2 5 Aug 1920 Resolved ‘that anybody in our employment holding the commission of JP Ship, under the alien government resign same within two weeks from the date hereof’. 11 Aug 1920 Order ‘that in view of the withdrawal of loans or grants from this or any such local authority by the LG Board unless a definite assurance of allegiance accompanies such application, we hereby direct our clerk to entertain no further correspondence from that department, and in future, to direct the minutes of proceedings only to our home government, An Dail Eireann’.

11 Dec 1919 Letter from the Master stating ‘I beg to report that the military have left the workhouse’.

89.

Missing [12 Oct 1921 – 8 May 1924]

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